The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-17
McCallister, Unger, Scott, Woodyard and

MAXWELL. la
Claims and Grierances-Maxwell, Some,
Vile, Swi,zer, Morrison, Snyder,
Forfeited Lands, tic.-Switzer, NcOreer,
oxley, Maxwell, Morris, Arnold aud Das
son.
Public Printtng-Dawson, Sweeney, L
W. Price, Bond and Morrison,
On Ru'fs-The Preuident md Meesrs
brown, Van Pelt, Dawson and Maxwell
:, On paoIlc Li1rary.Morrie, Gettinger
Van Pelt, Bond and Minear,
To Examine Clerks Obice-Arnold, Ok
ley and McCreery.
Members Of iheJoiat Committee on Enrolled
BiNs-McCallistsr and Morris.
Tho Senate Committee lclerks are AZ
iollows: James Ii. Donsherty, perdle
ton; Herman Stcetzer, Ohio:. Thomas b
Houston, kanawha, and George W., Nc.
Clintlc, Pocahontas county.
The pages arc Frank Wheat, Ohio
James Q. Barley, Marshall; Johnnie Lake,
Mineral; Noble Beattie, Kanawha.
Both Houses are inconyeniouced sorne.
what BY the want OF suitable furniture
The old desks and chairs used at Wheel.
INK are still In use, so far as they could be
found and new furniture has been ordered
from Cincinnati. Several mombers Of the
State administration proposed to furnish
tte chambers In advance, but Governor
Wilson ruled that they had no authority
TO do this; hence the spectacle OF superbly
furnished halls, a credit to any State, fur
nlshed in the style Of acouutry school.
HOUSE BILLS.
In addition 10 Mr.. Gardens three bills.
already noted, there wero introduced the
following:
By Mr.. Shaw,,a bill (No. Sly re,arrang.
Ing the third, twelfth and thirteenth Judi.
cial circuitg.
BY Mr.. Taylor, House bill Sc, providing
that q justice may fine for violations OF the
liquor law and also require bond OF the
offender to secure his observance OF the
law for one year.
By Mr.. McWhorter, (53) providing for
furnishing liet Of Jurors summoned to a
person accused Of felony in advance Of
his arraignment; and (5i) raising tho age
Of consent in females. I'm the provisions .
Of section l5 Of chapter l3l, Code, amend.
ed 1882. chapter ll8) to IS wears.
=, HAA' I'tsSiuuRs Nu. %, authorizing
distress and levy for back taxes by ex.
eherilFs. =
BY Mr.. Hensly, No. Sc, concerning Gales
under deeds CT trust; and No. 81, amend.
ing the Pharmacy bill 30 that ordinary
drugs may be sold by general merchant
without Of town where there ia a licensed
Pharmacist.
BY General Duval, House Bill No. IS,
providing that the Governor cause to be
erected upon the battlefield OF Gcstys.
burg suitable monunent;n commemora.
ton Of tho gallautry OF the West Virginia
soldiers who were killed and buried there
and appropriating $1,000 for that purpose.
WANT THEIR MILEAGE.
The House Committee on Privileged and
Elections has been appointed so rs to have
the mileage allowed without delay: Mr..
Lucae, chairman, Meesra. Brown, Kidd,
Woods, Hasans, Yeayer, Duval and Cook.
VS.. Armstrong, Jackson county George
I. Sargent, Hardy; Wm. L. Stevenson
calhoun; Joe Plimale. Wayne; David
Peoples, kanawha. and George Z. Boyd,
IT,, Ohio, have been named % Committee
Clerks.
Mr.. Hagans odored resolution that the
ouperlntendaEt OF Free Schools furnish
the House with all the particulars con.
cerniug the contract for furnishing schco'
books IN this State. 5,,
Mr.. Hensly offered resolution iEunir.
ing into the expedisncy OF making the
number OF votes at a precinct necessary to
secure canvaesers 200 instead of 500. :.
CONVICT LABOR. l4s
Mr.. Oakea presented resolution re.
citing the evils OF convict labor competi.
ton and directing the Committee on the
Penltentiary to report Rs soon rs practi-
cable By bill or otherwise the method
which seems best to avoid these evils.
MI. Shaw proposed resolution in
quiring into the expediency Of a State
Bankrupt law.
Mr.. Young offered H. ]. R. 5 instruct
ing the West Virginia members Of Con.
R1ess to use their efforts toward the pas
sage Of the militia bill. ~
|, AIR. Oakea presented No. 6, proposing ah
amendment to the Constitution exempting
from taxation such property rs now eS.
empt by law Of questionable constitu-
tionslity. 500 rT-
Mir; Hoko No. I, proposing m amend.
nendnen! to the Constitution authorizing
juries in trisls at common law before ius.
tices. ..sa u7i N.
Gen. Duval No. 8, authorizing the Ad.
]utant General to turn over to the Com.
mander OF the Department Of West Vir'
ginia q. A. R for distribution, the soldiers
medals not already distributed. a.